World of Warcraft 5th Anniversary Sweepstakes!

On Nov. 23, WoW will turn 5 years old, and to celebrate, Blizzard is handing out prizes every week for the next five weeks! Apparently, the winners are randomly chosen each week from a different group of accounts, all based on how long you've had your account! Rejoice old school players, newbs won't steal your spot! The first weeks prize will be a Dragonflight Stein, courtesy of Taverncraft!

Continue reading after the commercial break for the official quote and rules and eligibility!

Official Quote

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of World of Warcraft on November 23, 2004 -- and to kick off the celebration, every week for the next five weeks, we'll be giving out prizes to players as a way to "thanks" for being a part of the World of Warcraft community these past five years. Each week, we'll randomly select winners from a different group of accounts based on how long they’ve been playing the game. The first week’s winners will receive a World of Warcraft Charge of the Great Dragonflights stein courtesy of this week'’s sponsor, Taverncraft. For more details on prizing and eligibility, please check out the rules at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/contests/5year/index.html and stick around for more five-year-anniversary festivities in the weeks ahead!

Rules and Regulations

The full rules can be found here, but at a glance, some important items of note are:

Eligibility

IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING THE U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS), CANADA (EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), AND NEW ZEALAND, WHO: (i) ARE OF THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE; (ii) HAVE REGISTERED A WORLD OF WARCRAFT USER ACCOUNT IN GOOD STANDING AS OF OCTOBER 26, 2009; AND (iii) ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, CANADA ("ENTRANTS"). IF YOU DO NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

Contest Period

The Sweepstakes shall commence on October 26, 2009 at 12:01 AM Pacific Time ("PT"), and end on November 23, 2009 at 11:59 PM PT ("Sweepstakes Period").

Entry

All World of Warcraft subscribers who meet the eligibility requirements for the Sweepstakes set forth in Section 1 above are automatically entered into the Sweepstakes, subject to the eligibility for the prize drawings set forth in Section 5 below.

Prizes

On Wednesday, November 4, 2009, five (5) qualified entrants will be chosen by Sponsor at random from all qualified entrants who created an account on or before October 26, 2008 to receive one (1) "Charge of the Great Dragon Flights," Stein, with an approximate retail value of $89.99.

On Wednesday, November 11, 2009, five (5) qualified entrants will be chosen by Sponsor at random from all qualified entrants who created an account on or before November 2, 2007 to receive one (1) set of PPK Gaming Glasses from Gunnar Optiks, with an approximate retail value of $59.00.

On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, seven (7) qualified entrants will be chosen by Sponsor at random from all qualified entrants who created an account on or before November 9, 2006 to receive a One ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1GD3 video card with an approximate retail value of $149.99.

On Wednesday, November 25, 2009, five (5) qualified entrants will be chosen by Sponsor at random from all qualified entrants who created an account on or before November 16, 2005 to receive a prize package consisting of One (1) SteelSeries QcK Limited Edition Mousepad, One (1) SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse and One (1) SteelSeries Siberia V2 Full-Size Headset retailing $79.99, with each prize package having an approximate retail value of $194.97.

On Wednesday, December 2, 2009:

Three (3) qualified entrant will be chosen by Sponsor at random from all qualified entrants who created an account on or before November 23, 2004 to receive a prize package consisting of One (1) ASUS ENGTX260/HTDI/896M Nvidia video card with an approximate retail value of $149.99, and One (1) Game Card redeemable for one (1) year of World of Warcraft game time with an approximate retail value of $155.88; and One (1) Autographed Onyxia Print with an approximate retail value of $19.99.

Two (2) qualified entrants will be chosen by Sponsor at random from all qualified entrants who created an account on or before November 23, 2004 to receive a prize package consisting of: One (1) ASUS Republic of Gamers 3D Vision enhanced laptop with an approximate retail value of $2,499.00, One (1) Game Card redeemable for one (1) year of World of Warcraft game time with an approximate retail value of $155.88; and One (1) Autographed Onyxia Print with an approximate retail value of $19.99

The approximate retail value of all prizes awarded during the Sweepstakes is $ 14,136.50.

Comments

Comment by Hodd

Comment by xaratherus

WTB an account that was opened on or before November 23, 2004. :( QQ, that laptop sounds SWEET.

Comment by chase123

on 2009/11/03 09:34:35

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I opened my account on June of 05. I wanted that laptop :(.

I wonder how many of the original players are still around.

Comment by Shigy

on 2009/11/03 09:36:08

Okay so why New Zealand but not Australia?

Comment by Gnub

on 2009/11/03 09:37:16

Perhaps the European sweeptakes will happen ... well, around February, as that's when it was released in Europe :)

Comment by Domilera

on 2009/11/03 09:39:09

i could say that Europe needs more love, but that's old news i guess :(

btw gl to all those who can join the contest

Comment by KittyKat77

on 2009/11/03 09:49:44

It's been explained before, the legalese and red tape make holding contests in multiple countries a logistical nightmare. Maybe there will be one, maybe not, but I don't blame their legal department for wanting to protect the company by exercising extra caution.

Sucks, but if it bugs you fuss at the people making it so difficult, not the contest sponsors.

Comment by Executive

on 2009/11/03 09:50:40

I've been paying for my account since the day it came out knowing this day would soon have come...But please show us some european LOVE!

Comment by armandhammer

on 2009/11/03 09:57:32

I've been playing since April of 2005 on the same account. Just missed the good prizes by a few months :(

Comment by Gnub

on 2009/11/03 09:59:13

i could say that Europe needs more love, but that's old news i guess :(

btw gl to all those who can join the contest

I've been paying for my account since the day it came out knowing this day would soon have come...But please show us some european LOVE!

Check the post I did - it's not 5 years in Europe yet.

Perhaps the European sweeptakes will happen ... well, around February, as that's when it was released in Europe :)

Comment by maverikku

on 2009/11/03 11:22:15

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Account Created: January 21, 2005 6:37:41 AM

Sweet prizes, though.

Comment by Executive

on 2009/11/03 11:23:24

OH man! don't give us fake hopes!

Comment by Interest

on 2009/11/03 11:26:39

Dang it.

Been playing since Burning Crusade.....

Comment by Sinespe

on 2009/11/03 11:29:22

It doesn't even annoy me that this isn't EU. What annoys me is that they use "Sweepstakes" as a singular noun.

Comment by Runeweaver

on 2009/11/03 11:36:05

Why the hell is it always US? Come on like!

Comment by Kryitz

on 2009/11/03 11:39:59

Account Created: December 3, 2004 3:17:23 PM

COME ON!

Comment by Lacryma

on 2009/11/03 11:52:31

I wonder how many of the original players are still around.

Account Created: November 22, 2004 11:32:36 PM

At least a few of us are still around.

/cheer

Comment by Endric

on 2009/11/03 12:05:11

OMFG

Acount Created:November 24, 2004 11:27:54 PM

Comment by Endric

on 2009/11/03 12:05:43

1 $%^&ING DAY

Comment by Apoly23

on 2009/11/03 12:23:53

" IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING THE U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS),"

So sad territories like Puerto Rico are out(yes I live there). Me and my friends started at launch and been playing loyally since then, wish we would have been viable for it.

But it doesn't matter. Hope some wowhead user wins something to see some nice pics.Luck to all you viable users.